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Polina will have a tough time cracking top 10 at US Nationals. I'm not sure how easy the transition will be, if she decides to make it at all, but I can tell you that her score at Junior Nationals this year would have placed her twelfth in seniors, just behind the snubbed Caroline Zhang.
I can also tell you that Polina's Gardena score would have put her in sixth place at the JGPF. With Radionova possibly headed for the GP next season, Polina could have an easier time, but international judges are known sticklers for clean, fully rotated triples. But hey--like R.D. said, it's better to have a one in a million chance than to have no chance.
Keep in mind that a junior program is shorter and has one less jumping pass than a senior program. I believe the PCS score is also given a multiplier in accordance with the lower TES expectations. Moving up to senior will increase her scoring potential.